My backwards mapping

 My Backwards mapping

Teacher Inquiry Focus 2024

Inquiry Focus

Will incorporating the spelling code in my literacy programme,

result in an accelerated shift in writing and result in an  increase

in learner confidence in writing?

DATA FOR TARGET GROUP

DATA TO TARGET GROUP 

Better Start Literacy Approach

Target Phonemes and Graphemes

Target picture word cards

Suggested Reader 

Better Start Literacy Approach is a structured literacy approach to literacy for Year 0 to 2 classrooms. This is to support children's early reading, writing and oral language success. The approach includes the systematic teaching of critical phonological awareness skills and letter knowledge skills and activities making explicit links to the reading and spelling context.  The new Ready to Read - Phonics Plus early readers are explored in small group reading sessions. 

I thought it a good idea to use BSLA with my target group of learners because it ''includes explicit teaching in vocabulary skills and in building children's oral narrative and listening comprehension skills through quality children's story books. The Better Start Literacy Approach follows a structured phonics scope and sequence that is used in the class and small group reading teaching''. University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha in New Zealand schools

I will also be using the Levelled pm readers in conjunction with the BSLA. The reason I am doing this is that I feel that I need to continue with PM readers so that the readers develop and retain reading fluency. 

 

My teacher Inquiry Question.

Will teaching a variety of skills and strategies in reading and writing result in learners improving in Literacy and being more confident in reading and writing?

Beginning to read and write is a challenging task for young  children. They have to learn how to understand the messages in books and write down their own messages for others to read. 

Learners need to read, respond to and think critically about fiction and non fiction texts at their appropriate level. (NZ English Curriculum)

Students should be able to engage with and enjoy language and all its variations and understand, respond to and use oral language, written and visual language effectively in a range of contexts. (NZ English Curriculum) In order to be truly literate, students need to be experienced in the three strands of language oral, written and visual. (Speaking, listening, writing, reading,  presenting and viewing. (Linking the Language Strands.  Jill Eggleton and Jo Windsor)

Inquiry Question

 Will explicitly teaching and planning for oral language approaches in reading and writing, foster student engagement, and increase shift in literacy?

Enhancing student engagement

My engagement strategy with my year 1 learners this year, has started with establishing daily routines

which are essential for success in any classroom, but especially for year 1 learners. As most of my class

started school in August last year, just before we went into a long term lockdown, they therefore needed to

re-establishroutines and procedures. The daily timetable has been shared and adhered to and this has helped learners better settle into routines.

A huge emphasis has been placed on teaching oral language. Learners are engaged in 'turn and talk' daily and this allows them to communicate and better connect with their peers. I have used the Strive for Five

approach where learners talk back and forth. Ive noticed that this strategy has enhanced active learning

as well as active listening among the learners, as they are engaged in conversation.

   Turn and Talk

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Strive for Five